Aberrent Thoracic Duct Cyst in Postrior Mediastinum

Abstract

Thoracic duct cysts in the upper portion of the diaphragm are mostly found in the neck and are rarely found in the mediastinum. Thoracic duct cysts should be differentiated from other mediastinal tumors or cysts, and surgical treatment is required to avoid the development of chylothorax if the cyst ruptures. Herein, we report the case of a patient with a thoracic cyst located just above the diaphragm that was treated with surgical resection.

Chylopericardium following thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cyst: A case report

“…Diagnosis was not reached during surgery in four of these atypical cases (44.4%). Postoperative chylothorax occurred in seven cases [1] , [5] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , and was frequently found in cases in which the cause of the cyst was not diagnosed intraoperatively ( Table 1 ).…”